Drea Wheeler is one of the strongest contenders for season 42 of the renowned show Survivor, filmed in Fiji. The resident of Montreal, Canada, even received an award of 1 hundred thousand USD from the singer Sia as a part of The Sia Awards for being a good human being throughout the show.
Wheeler, a fitness constituent and track coach, performed exceptionally well in the game. She outplayed everyone and even held a record of having four advantages together.
However, she got blindsided in the final seven after sharing information about her gameplay with fellow Canadian player Omar Zapper.
Drea has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Vogue Spain, UK Times, and Elle France.
Bio-Wiki
Drea Wheeler is 38 years old. She was born on August 27, 1986, in San Antonio, Texas and now lives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She can speak English and French language.
| Popular Name | Drea Wheeler |
| Real Name | Andrea Wheeler |
| Date of birth | August 27, 1986 |
| Age | 38 years old |
| Place of birth | San Antonio, Texas |
| Hometown | Suffolk, Virginia, USA |
| Current Residence | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Father | Not disclosed |
| Mother | Not disclosed |
| Siblings | Four |
| Brothers | Derek Wheeler and Malachi Wheeler |
| Sisters | Sarah Wheeler and Diedra Wheeler |
| Orientation | Straight |
| Pronouns | She\Her |
| Status | Married |
| Spouse | Mensah Irouje |
| Children | None |
| Occupation | Fitness consultant, Assistant coach and Public figure |
| Net worth | Unknown |
| Ethnicity | African-American |
| Nationality | American |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Zodiac | Aquarius |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Weight | Unknown |
| Measurement | Unknown |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Complexion | Dark |
| Instagram id | drea_wheeler |
| Drea_Wheeler | |
| Drea Wheeler | |
| YouTube | Drea Wheeler |
Drea Wheeler’s Net Worth
The reality star Drea Wheeler has an estimated net worth of USD 1 million.
Wheeler is a successful fitness consultant who runs various fitness websites.
She was already an established businessperson before she took part in Survivor.
Her appearance on the show made her renowned and added money to her bank account.
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Details on Her Early Life and Family
Wheeler was born in San Antonio, Texas but grew up in Suffolk, Virginia.
She has not disclosed the identity of her parents, but she has shared that she has two sisters, Sarah and Diedra, and two brothers, Derek and Malachi.
Wheeler lost her father at seventeen, and her mother and siblings are the only ones with her.
She is blind in the left eye though it is not visible.
Despite facing such tragedies in life, she is still cheerful and optimistic.
She enjoys life and tries to spread joy to the world through fitness.
Drea’s Husband and Baby Girl
The former track athlete is happily married to her husband, Mensah Irouje.
She married Irouje, a commercial pilot by profession, in 2016 and has had a blissful marriage.
Like Wheeler, her husband also works as a personal trainer and helps her to run the business.
The couple has not shared how or where they met, but they waited for five years before thinking about having a baby.
The couple finally decided to add another member to their family and gave birth to a baby girl in February 2023.
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Education
Wheeler completed her elementary school in Texas.
Later, her family moved to Virginia, where she completed high school at Lakewood High School.
She has shared that she moved to Canada after completing a degree in criminology at a university but has failed to share which institution she attended.
Career
Wheeler was a track and field athlete since elementary school.
She ran in her school when she was in Texas and continued it even after moving to Virginia.
During her time in Virginia, she even won the title of All-American as a track runner.
In high school, she was the athlete who received the most money for a full scholarship in her state.
She also was the state champion in high school.
Wheeler continued running even in university and had ACL surgery during her senior year.
After university, she moved to Canada, where she started working as a coach at McGill University.
She continued her training to compete in the Olympics, even after working as an assistant coach.
While Wheeler was busy on the track and building her career as a fitness consultant, she received an offer to compete in the 42nd season of Survivor.
In the show, she showed extraordinary performance and always held some advantages.
She had the upper hand in the show until she decided to share her strategy with fellow contestant Omar Zapper, who backstabbed her.
Because of this, another contestant Mike blindsided her in the final seven, and she had to leave the show.
Though she could not make it further in the show, her departure became the most memorable.
Even the host declared that her departure was the most unique in the entire history of the show as she bid her farewell with a speech that was more like a pep talk for the remaining contestants.
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After the show, Wheeler utilized her fame and founded the fitness websites DreadApprived and DreaWheeler.
She is now a successful fitness consultant with many followers on her social media accounts.
She also launched her resistance band product called Booty Bands in July 2020.
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Trivia
- She plans to help raise money for charities through Afterglow fitness events in 2024.
- She went on a trip to Nicaragua in 2023.
- She has a 12 years old dog named Rambo.
- Her best friend Sonia Zarbatany “Coach Sonia” is an international speaker, life coach, business coach